It's been 4 years I said yes to him and its also 4 years since we first hike together. Honestly it's the first and last hike from the both of us as this hike never followed by another hike.
Technically , the date of the hike is April 23 but he uploaded these photo April 25. I said yes to him April 22 , a night before we travel to Bulacan. So here I am again , sharing some of my hike experienced.
So this hike is like on my Mount Mamara experience that is not planned. The one who planned this hike is my officemates that I was not my tropa or close but because they are so great with drawings , a few days before the hike they back out and few of the members left that's why Justin told me to join on that hike and since it's only in Bulacan and it's not that expensive , I said yes. I also ask my boyfriend but on that time he still courting me. He also said yes because he also loves adventure.
We decided to sleep in Justin house in Taguig so that it's easy for us to ride on the Jeep going to Pasay. We are doing DIY hike and we don't have any service so we need to ride Five Star in Pasay and we need to go there by 4 AM.
We leave the house of Justin by 3:30 AM and we are confident that our travel time will be fast because it's midnight but we are wrong. We had a problems waiting for the Pasay Route in Taguig and because of that we go there late. We reach the Pasay late and because of that we need to run so fast because our other officemates told us that the bus is leaving soon. I still remember how tired I am because of that marathon in EDSA Pasay haha. We we're lucky because the bus was still there and we were in laugh when we finally sit on the bus.
We try to sleep on the bus to recharge but I can't sleep and I choose to open the curtain of my window and see the nature's beauty. The bus drop us on the place the we told them and we also see that signage. After the bus , we need to ride on the tricycle that is so expensive and we are annoyed why they are like that. They are asking for 100 pesos per people and 2 people was only allowed in one tricycle. We regret that do it on DIY instead of asking for joiners on Facebook that only cost 650 pesos back and forth and you are comfortable on the van service and you don't have to be problematic at all.
After the tricycle , you need to walk a bit long to reach this bridge. This is the way to the tour guide headquarters and also the start of jump off. There's a money in the stairs of the bridge that is so cute and active. We took the opportunity to take some pictures in this bridge and a very thanks to Justin because he so good at taking photography. He captured us very well and also the bridge.
After this , we already find the tour guide the we contacted before we go there. As usual before we start to climb they need to orient us on what to do and what is not. We also signed a waver that the tour guide has no responsibility if something happened to us during hike. A little prayer and a little warm up and we start to walk again.
Before you witnessed the foot of the mountain , you need to walk with this Rocky River that even if it's tiring it is also refreshing because of the clear water that you see. We want to take a lot of pictures but our tour guide said our time will be so much consumed and we can take a picture after we reached the summit. To be honest we are so wrong doing it DIY because we start trekking at almost 9 AM and it's so hot that time.
The Mountain that we will going to climb is not so high , it's a minor high even if it's twin hike. The name of the mountain is mount manalmon and mount gola. It is located in Bulacan and it is recommended for beginners like us because it is not difficult to climb. One thing that make us tired is the heat coming from the sun and because our water is limited , we became so thirsty.
There's also a cave there but we didn't choose to go there because of an added fare. I just took some photo on the starting point and leave after. We reached the summit fast because it's not that hard for us. It's assault yes and some areas are dangerous like this one that you need a rope just to pass this area. I find it adventure and thrilling. Thank you to mr. Tour guide who took some pictures of me while climbing using the rope.
Another spot on Mount Manalmon that is good and Instagrammabe and even other hikers took a shot here with the rocks and also on the tree. I also make my rock formations there and also a shot on the tree. Yeah , I am guilty of being a selfie here , selfie there , selfie everywhere because I want it as a memory like now it's been 4 years and I can reminisce the memories because of those pictures that I took.
As my honest opinion , my impression on the summit of Mount Manalmon and mount gola is not that beautiful. I don't know if it's because we go there so late and so sunny or it's just cloudy like what the other said there's no clearing but even if it's like that we still enjoy the summit and took photos ofcourse. We also eat our lunch there which is the boiled eggs but the problem is we don't have enough water so we decided to stop eating.
This is one of our picture in summit and after we uploaded it our friend commenting that it looks like a prenup. It is also informing them that we are officially in relationship and this twin hike became talk on the office and of the church.
There's also a spot there where you can swim but my office didn't want to go. My boyfriend and I go for swimming and this is the first time that I swim on the water that I didn't know the deep level. I am just confident to swim because my boyfriend knows how to swim and he said he will never leave me. And if you will see the alambre or a string . They can also try to walk there just to experience it with a fare ofcourse.
Naol sweetssssss <3